Kudos to Bre Pettis and the MakerBot team for doing such a great job on the Colbert Report last night. It was like a 5-minute infomercial for the MakerBot. Who would watch this and NOT want one? Also my friend, DC artist (and current MakerBot Artist-in-Residence) Jonathan Monaghan, helped with scanning Stephen’s head and made the eagle Stephen that’s shown. Way to go, Jonathan!
We sold out of the Netduino Plus at Maker Faire and just got them back in the Maker Shed. The Netduino Plus is an open source electronics platform using the .NET Micro Framework. The Plus also features an on board MicroSD slot and RJ-45 jack for Ethernet connectivity.
Stephanie of Bonkers About Buttons points us to this most delightful stop motion short film with a cast created almost entirely of buttons. Russian animator, Anastasia Zhuravlena created & directed this fabulous short film dedicated to all the buttons lost in the metro. The film features performances by all kinds of magnificent buttons; round ones, […]
I’m crazy about this demo of direct servo control using an Android tablet and the Arduino-based ADK. Youtuber chrisjrelliot says “Build instructions are in progress and the code will be open-sourced shortly.” This is just the sort of thing that has me excited about Android ADK development.
Love George Hadley’s etched PCB art influenced by the awe-inspiring British science fiction show Doctor Who: The main good time-traveling race in the show is called the Time Lords that live on the planet Gallifrey. The Gallifreyan artwork used on the artifacts and relics of the Time Lord race is some of my favorite, so […]
Now, this is a small-space craft storage idea I can use. Flickr user criana has cleverly stashed her yarn inside a glass-topped coffee table. It looks beautiful and decorative, and you could fire up your needles or hook at a moment’s notice.
Stitch London is teaming up with the Science Muesum in London for a Stitched Science exhibit. In addition to holding workshops “to help create the world’s largest handmade Stitched Solar System,” (including an Earth made entirely of plastic bag plarn) they are also calling for crafty entries for the exhibit. If you’re passionate about something […]
